Telewa Surname
Approximately 660 people bear this surname
Telewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 537 | 1:85,996 | 7,824 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Poland | 41 | 1:927,043 | 69,048 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Telewa (24) may also be a first name.
Telewa Demographics
Telewa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Telewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Telewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Telewa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Telewa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 499,041st most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,041,736 people. Telewa occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Telewa live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Telewa is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread forename globally It is held by 24 people.
The last name Telewa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 537 people, or 1 in 85,996. In Kenya Telewa is most common in: Bungoma County, where 38 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 27 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Poland, where 6 percent reside.
Telewa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Telewa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telewad | 92 | 2 | / |
| Teleswa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Teleewad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Talewa | 83 | 561 | / |
| Teleba | 83 | 253 | / |
| Tolewa | 83 | 111 | / |
| Telawa | 83 | 53 | / |
| Teliwa | 83 | 51 | / |
| Telewo | 83 | 40 | / |
| Telewe | 83 | 29 | / |
| Televa | 83 | 27 | / |
| Tilewa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Telewi | 83 | 13 | / |
| Tesleva | 77 | 264 | / |
| Teleeva | 77 | 222 | / |
| Teleaba | 77 | 123 | / |
| Tilewad | 77 | 70 | / |
| Televad | 77 | 36 | / |
| Telewou | 77 | 15 | / |
| Telieva | 77 | 13 | / |
| Teloeva | 77 | 11 | / |
| Telaeva | 77 | 9 | / |
| Teleabă | 77 | 6 | / |
| Theliwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tuilewa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tailewa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tehleva | 77 | 2 | / |
| Telewoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Telebha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teleiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teleuva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Telewuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thelawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Telewit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Telowah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thalewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taleway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Telyaeva | 71 | 107 | / |
| Telheiba | 71 | 70 | / |
| Teleabou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Teleabah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tehleeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Telewoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teulewou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Telaiwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tesleeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tileva | 67 | 849 | / |
| Toleva | 67 | 804 | / |
| Talawa | 67 | 683 | / |
| Tiliwa | 67 | 527 | / |
| Taleva | 67 | 417 | / |
| Televi | 67 | 188 | / |
| Telebo | 67 | 157 | / |
| Tolewo | 67 | 31 | / |
| Tolawa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Tilawa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Telebe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Teleby | 67 | 15 | / |
| Teliba | 67 | 13 | / |
| Taliwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Toliwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Telebi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Teleheeva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Teliwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Televe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Telava | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tyleva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Telawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Telive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Telowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tilewo | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Telewa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis